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I don’t know about you guys, but while I’m fairly adequate with chopsticks, I occasionally stumble onto that rare piece of giant tofu, or onagiri, or whatever, that’s so large it needs to be cut apart before I wrench it towards my mouth. And because I’ve made the mistake of eating Asian food with Asian friends, I’m always a little hesitant about how to tackle the situation. Do I anchor the food down with one chopstick in my left hand and try to serrate with the other in my right? Do I just keeping folding the food in half as much as I can, and then try to stuff it down my throat? Or do I reach for the knife and fork that’s staring up at me, and just give in to the eventual embarrassment? Well, consider my problems solved. According to the Cooking Enthusiast site, Fusion Flatware helps you “eat in any language!” The set of 6 chopsticks full of silverwarey goodness sells for $34.99 and is available here. Link via OhGizmo.
Just for you, Mangesh – chopstick rules!
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2039.html
posted by Shane on 9-20-2006 at 2:40 pm
oh, tip 8’s the clincher! I think that’s the one I needed most. I was reading a thing of how to eat sushi with my ex (who grew up in Japan), and we quickly realized that we do almost everything wrong (including mixing the wasabi in the soy?!)
posted by Mangesh on 9-20-2006 at 2:42 pm